Promoting Security Culture in Southeast Asia

The Center for International Trade and Security, in partnership with the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Partnership for Nuclear Security (U.S. Department of State), hosted a conference on “Promoting Security Culture in Southeast Asia” held September 29 – October 1, 2014, in Serpong, Indonesia. The event marked the inauguration of BATAN’s Center for Security Culture and Assessment – the first center of its kind in the world devoted to the promotion of nuclear security culture. The conference was attended by over 70 participants from across the ASEAN region, the USA, Japan, Ukraine, Morocco, South Korea, Italy, Austria, and Bulgaria, as well as representatives from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the U.S. Department of State Partnership for Nuclear Security. Participants were comprised of CBRN security experts from academia, industry, and government.

For international press coverage of the event, please see:
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1074275